Which Technique

kungfumonk007

I'm reposting this here to see if Mr. Horowitz can give some insight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0li1lsbxM

What is the technique here at 1:55 that he is using? Is he doing triplets or 16ths (if 16ths I'm quitting playing guitar ) I'm pretty sure it's triplets, but is he doing the Down, Up, Down pattern (again, if he is I'm quitting).

I max out on my triplets chord rolls around 215-225, and he is taking it at around 290-300. Are there any strength training exercises (along with some relaxation exercises) to help out, because obviously I'm not nearly up to speed.

HotTinRoof

Joscho is one of the fastest players I've heard - way to aim high! In all seriousness, there probably aren't any secrets, just practice to a metronome and slowly increase the speed trying to remain relaxed while playing. If you feel yourself tightening up back off the speed.

kungfumonk007

Triplets right?

kungfumonk007

Also should I switch to the round end of the pick (I use a Wegan Gypsy Pick) or should I stick with the sharp end.

I'm going for it - I can come sort of close to his speed on a single sextuplet role, but my speed drops way down when I'm sustaining over a period of time, so obviously I have a deficiency there anyway that needs to be worked on.